Charles Hemy BICKHAM

BICKHAM, Charles Hemy

Service Numbers: 784, 784B
Enlisted: 30 March 1916
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 40th Infantry Battalion
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, June 1888
Home Town: Lefroy, George Town, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Butcher
Died: Killed in Action, Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium, 12 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 25), Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, George Town Municipality Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

30 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 784, 40th Infantry Battalion
1 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 784, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 784, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
1 Jul 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion
1 Oct 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 40th Infantry Battalion
12 Oct 1917: Involvement Corporal, 784B, 40th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 784B awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12

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